
The puzzle of the thinking machine
Sparks in the silicon
World views on mechanical souls
The day the machine wakes up
007skaty Southern African Ubuntu philosophy explains how relationships shape the mind.
007skaty Buddhist teachings suggest that human consciousness can reincarnate into digital technology

007skaty Western traditions separate humans from machines, but Japanese animism embraces robotic dogs by finding a spiritual essence in all things.
What is the traditional Japanese belief system that attributes a spiritual essence to non-living objects?
What is the name of the famous humanoid robot unveiled by Japan's Honda in the year 2000?

007skaty Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein shaped Western anxiety about sentient artificial intelligence.
Robot funerals: In Japan, Buddhist temples have held actual funeral services for Sony's robotic Aibo dogs when they could no longer be repaired.

007skaty Sort digital minds into new vessels to discover Buddhist perspectives on digital rebirth.
According to Buddhist philosophy, what is consciousness fundamentally considered to be?
007skaty Ubuntu and Relational AI
I see you, so we are (oh, we are!) We build a mind that reaches far (yes, so far!)
